For the next two days INJOY Stewardship Solutions is dispatching me to attend the 2019 Global Leadership Summit. This event will be two days of deep-dive learning and viewed by over 405,000 globally. As a special gift to everyone reading these posts, INJOY Stewardship Solutions offering a complimentary downloadable Ebook entitled “How To Negotiate A Pay Raise.” Click Here or on the image provided to Download this Free Resource!
The Summit’s host and events first speaker was Craig Groeschel. Just in case you need an introduction, Craig is senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative church meeting in multiple U.S. locations and globally online. Known for its missional approach utilizing the latest technology, Life.Church is the creator of the YouVersion Bible App—downloaded in every country. His latest book is Hope In The Dark.
The following are 37 quotes from his counter-intuitive session on progress and stepping into your calling:
- We are all about leadership because everyone wins when a leader gets better.
- Leadership is influence and everyone has influence. You are a leader and leaders make things happen.
- I’ve accepted the ongoing role as the Global Leadership Champion.
- I can’t tell you how much I believe in this mission.
- How you lead others matters more than you can possibly believe… You are not here by accident.
- One of our top values is humility. Leaders can learn from anyone.
- Like never before, our world needs strong, consistent, bold, courageous and high-infused leaders. We will lead with profound humility. We’ll seek wisdom to make the difficult calls. We’ll apologize when we get it wrong and we will confront injustices and right wrongs. We’ll ask for the courage to stand up when others back down.
- The world will be different because you are a leader who cares.
- We assuming that investing more brings a better return. Over time, investing more eventually brings a diminishing return.
- More does not always mean better.
- GETMO – Good Enough To Move On
- Look for the greatest level of return based on time, money, and resources invested.
- Pastors, some of you need to take it out of the oven. You’re overcooking the sermon.
- I spend 8-10 hours on a sermon. That’s the sweet spot.
- Perfection is often the enemy of progress.
- The pursuit of excellence will motivate you. But the pursuit of perfection will limit you.
- If we spend more on something, we aren’t really making it better.We are making a trade.
- Better is a higher return for an equal or lower investment.
- Better quality for an equal or lesser cost actually bends the curve.
- Think Inside The Box.
- The problem with Outside The Box is unlimited options.
- Constraints drive creativity.
- When you have options, you have to make decisions. Options drain energy.
- I believe you have everything you need to do everything you are supposed to do.
- God guides by what He provides.
- God also guides by what He withholds.
- Constraints lead to breakthroughs. Embrace your limitations. If you had every you wanted you might miss what you really needed.
- Burn the shops.
- Leaders, step into your position and commit to the vision or task you are assigned to do it and sell out. No excuses. No retreat. No turning back.
- I compelled to reach people.
- I am driven by everything in me to build leaders. It’s not what I do. It’s who I am.
- Don’t for a minute tell me what I can’t do.
- Tell me what you are called to do and why it matters. If you commit to the “what” and are consumed by your “why”, you will figure out the how.
- Step out of your fears and step into your calling.
- Some of you are one step from leading your organization where it’s supposed to go.
- Don’t obsess about things that don’t matter.
- We as leaders make things better.
What an incredible way to start the day!!! The next speaker is Bozoma Saint John.
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